Swiss Review
June 3/15

The school and academic year is coming to an end. Final examinations are approaching, perhaps followed by a degree award ceremony.

This year’s youth session will take place during the summer owing to the parliamentary elections. 200 young people can take part – several places are…

600 children aged 13 and 14 will enjoy a winter sports week at Lenk in the Bernese Oberland free of charge from 2 to 9 January 2016. The 600…

The Swiss Abroad’s increasingly difficult relationship with the Swiss banks, in particular over the closure of bank accounts without providing…

The news has just shown a Swiss citizen returning from abroad who was able to vote twice in the recent popular vote. How has this come about?

At its spring meeting the Council of the Swiss Abroad (CSA) primarily focussed on the parliamentary elections of 18 October.

Switzerland’s political analysts were engaged in intense activity on 12 April. The elections in the canton of Zurich caused a buzz of excitement from…

Switzerland is struggling with the implementation of the Swiss People’s Party’s (SVP) immigration initiative – the deadlines are tight, the list of…

This instrument enables a handful of citizens to put forward a partial or complete amendment to the federal constitution. This article, an extract…

The form to register or renew an entry in the electoral roll can also be found at:

“We cannot allow people to perish.”

Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga on the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean

“Those swimming in money…